NeoPets Riddles (Lenny Conundrums) and Answers Here

Shoot, that post didnt look how it was supposed to.

I don't get the arrows and how you got the final numbers

I have an idea. I notice the first three terms can be expressed as

7 - 2^2, 13 - 2^3, 31 - 2^4

But the next number is even, which is not consistent with the pattern of a prime minus a power of 2.

haha .. i guess it kinda makes sense. when i looked at it, i saw a pattern. when you explained it. i didnt see your pattern.

3, 5, 15, 16, 38, 26, 29, 41,...

38-3 = 35 = 7*5
26-5 = 21 = 7*3
29-15 = 14 = 7*2
41 - 16 = 25 = 5*5
** -38 = 15 = 5*3
**-26 = 10 = 5*2
-- * -- = ****

i posted this on a separate site. mixed reviews about it

You might want to try each step horizontally

but where did you get the first number?

Yeah I saw that I thought it was better than most.

wait, I don't understand what the multiples have to do with anything

its just a random thing. i can start wherever i want. its just when i started there, the pattern is stable/constant.

But I mean like, how do you get the final answer? What is your username?

Ooh WongTon...I like your pattern better.

Basically I separated the 10 number sequence into 2 groups of 5.

1st group 2nd group
3, 5 Difference is 2 26, 29 Difference is 3 2, 3 diff =1
5, 15 Difference is 10 29, 41 Difference is 12 10, 12 diff=2
15, 16 Difference is 1 41, X Difference should be 4 1, 4 diff=3
16, 38 Difference is 22 X, X Difference should be 26 22, 26 diff=4

Grr, it takes out my spaces, so when I post its all jumbled. Sorry.

Can someone please explain how to get the answer out of this theory. My brain hurts. *stupid 13 years old education*

as i said on the other site, if this sequence is supposed to continue, then iono how mine works. i still have faith in this theory, which i didnt submit, but i think this sequence is something with on the site. maybe somebody would like to step up an give a hint or two?

But even though you know the difference, we wouldn't know if it was higher or lower than the number before.

So for 41 is could be 37 or 45

But I can't be positive that's how it works... im confused now

which theory and what don't you understand?

I think I find it, thanks to the hint of “Infinite Sequence” given by someone on previous pages.
Don't forget there is one “Infinite Sequence” often used by LC.....

I like your theory Kelly, although it's not an "infinite arithmetic sequence" as said on the neoboards.

I don't think the 1,2,3 & 4 differences could go either way.

I know...my theory is a long shot, but if you look at the 10 number sequence in 2 groups of 5, split down the middle, the numbers ascend in each of the 2 groups.

Differences in the 2 groups of numbers are as follow:

2, 10, 1, 22
3, 12, X, Y
__________
1, 2, 3, 4, Are the differences of the differences...3 and 4 are my guesses...So that would make X=4 and Y=26. 41+4=45, 45+26=71.

Isn't an infinite sequence just a sequence that never ends? How does that give an answer?